| 单词 | clearing |
| 释义 | clearing (once / 403 pages) 1n 2n 3n A clearing is an area that's open, with no trees, especially one in the middle of the woods or that's been cleared for planting. A clearing at the edge of the forest is a nice place to build a cabin. The noun clearing is a good way to describe an open place in the midst of dense growth, like a field or a glade in a forest. Some clearings are created deliberately for cultivating crops or building houses, while others come naturally from fires or droughts. This word first appeared in American English around 1818. WORD FAMILYclearing: clearings+/clear: clearance, cleared, clearer, clearest, clearing, clearly, clearness, clears, unclear/clearance: clearances/cleared: uncleared/clearness: clearnesses/unclear: unclearly, unclearness USAGE EXAMPLESFrench police discovered the charred remains of 14 victims — arranged in a star formation — in a forest clearing near the Alpine city of Grenoble. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) French police discovered the charred remains of 14 victims - arranged in a star formation - in a forest clearing near the Alpine city of Grenoble. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Food and Drug Administration clearing just 22 new medicines for sale, the lowest number since 2010 and sharply down on 2015's tally of 45. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) 1 n a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area 2Syn|Hyper glade parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract an extended area of land n the act of freeing from suspicion 3Hypo|Hyper purgation, purge, purging the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge exoneration, vindicationthe act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc. whitewasha specious or deceptive clearing that attempts to gloss over failings and defects purificationthe act of purging of sin or guilt; moral or spiritual cleansing justificationthe act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning rehabilitationvindication of a person's character and the re-establishment of that person's reputation freeing, liberation, release the act of liberating someone or something n the act of removing solid particles from a liquid Syn|Hyper clarification improvement the act of improving something |
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